Author: Brianna
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the results
I typically try to keep my politics separate from pretty much every facet of my life; my little blog, my friendships, family, etc. but after this week I no longer feel like that’s an option. (Spoiler Alert: I voted blue.)
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the ‘blues’
Right now, I am blue for no reason. I just woke up and wanted to cry. No trigger, just wanted to. Which then led to me feeling spontaneously sad all day long. This started yesterday – and today, which is day 2, I still want to just curl up and cry. I know it’s not…
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Prime Big Deal Days-Book Recommendations-October 2024
Amazon Prime Big Deal DaysOctober 8th-9th Book Recommendations: Disclosure: Some of the links below are affiliate links. This means that, at zero cost to you, I will earn an affiliate commission if you click through the link and finalize a purchase. It’s an Amazon sale which means good deals everywhere! I’ve rounded up some of the…
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Book Review: Something Wicked
Full round of applause to the author on their debut novel. This book is filled with lush descriptions of the manor and all the emotions of our teenage protagonist, Darryl. Thrust from her ‘normal’ teenage life in the city – moving to the country manor after her grandmother’s passing isn’t the only culture shock. This…
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Book Review: A House with Good Bones
LBPS (Long Blog Post Short): This book was really good. I got to hand it to T. Kingfisher, she really did an excellent job with this novel. I love a good well rounded novel, everything from the characters, the plot, the little science and pop culture tidbits, and down to the vocabulary was a literal…
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Book Review: The Haunting of Ashburn House
I was so sure I would be obsessed with this book, but unfortunately reality didn’t live up to the hype in my head. The main character, supporting characters and the whole story just left me feeling ‘blah’ by the end. And I was ready to put it down and go to the next book. Which…
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Book Review: The September House
Overall I cannot say enough about this book – and I really want to read it again! I hope this author writes another book at some point. I would love to read more from her. Her writing style was just a chefs kiss for the genre. It pulled all that I adore from the horror/supernatural…
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Book Review: Bird Box
The book reminded me of the movie ‘The Quiet Place’, just instead of sound it was more about sight. Which presents its own challenge. How do you move and work in a world without seeing things. Granted people who are born without sight or perhaps have an eye disease, etc have to learn to live…
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Book Review: The Haunting
The Haunting by Natasha Preston Synopsis: Haunted by the past . . . Penny’s trying to forget about her ex, Nash. His father was arrested for the brutal murder of four teenagers on Devil’s Night last year. Penny’s parents have forbidden her to have anything to do with Nash or his family. It’s hard not…
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Book Review: What The River Knows
What The River Knows by Isabel Ibañez Synopsis: Bolivian-Argentinian Inez Olivera belongs to the glittering upper society of nineteenth century Buenos Aires, and like the rest of the world, the town is steeped in old world magic that’s been largely left behind or forgotten. Inez has everything a girl might want, except for the one…